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Asheville,  or  Sky  Land  —  Situation, 

Asheville  in  Brief 

Resources,      

Flowers, 

ASHEVILLK    PlATKAU. 

Nature  of  Climate, 

Temperature, 

Humidity, 

Wind, 

Atmospheric  Pressure, 

Ealnfall, 

Sunshine  and  Cloudiness, 
Merits  of  Climate, 
The  Brave's  Farewell,  Poem,    . 
Hotels,  Kenilworth  Inn, 

Battery  Park, 

Hotel  Belmont,       .... 
Oakland  Heights,       .         .        .         . 
Schools,  Ravenscroft  High  School, 
Asheville  Female  College, 
Bingham  School,    .... 
Places  of  Interest  to  Visitors  : 

Mt.  Mitchell,  ] 

Grave  of  Rev.  Elisha  Mitch 
ell,  D.D.,  Poem, 

Richmond  Hill, 

Pearson's  Bridge, 

Connolly's  Ford, 

Old  Cabin  Home, 

Esmeralda's  Cabin, 

Lover's  Leap, 

Mt.  Pi^gah, 

Reem's  Creek  Falls, 

Csesar's  Head, 

Round  Knob, 

Paint  Rock, 

Chimney  Rocks, 
Places  and  Distances,  etc  , 
Time  Table,    .... 


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Ashfcville  from  Town  Mouutaiii. 

The  Square. 

Bauk. 

City  Hall. 

Baptist  Ciiiucli. 

Above  the  Clou(l>. 

Mt.  Mitchell. 

Tilling  tiie  Soil. 

French  Broad,  from  Uichmoiul  Hill. 

Old  Cabin  Home. 

Connolly's  Ford 

Paint  Hotk. 

A  Shady  Nook. 

Ctesar's  Head. 

Pisgah,  from  Battery  Park. 

Blondon  Donkt-y. 

Boating  on  Swaimauoa. 

Lover's  Leap. 

Bailey's  Bend  on  French  Broad. 

Uu  French  Broad  near  Hot  Springs. 

Pearson's  Bridge. 

Kecm's  Creek  F'alls. 

The  Sluice,  on  French  Broad. 

Hotel  and  Fountain  at  Round  Knob. 

Raveuscroft  School. 

Kenilworth  Inn. 

Battery  Park. 

Belmont. 

Oakland  Height.^. 


Sd  many  and  grnal  ars  the  attractinns  and 
advantagns  affarEd  by  this  modErn  Mrcadia, 
it  u/nnld  ba  impossiblE  ta  snt  thsin  forth 
within  the  scops  dssiynsd  fnr  this  littlE 
snnvEmr,  Rccnrdingly,  we  shall  nnly  prs- 
sEot,  in  so  brisf  a  form  that  "ho  who  runs 
may  road, ' '  a  faw  of  tho  salisnt  points  which 
maka  RshEvillE  prs-EminEntly  dEsirabls  as  a 
placE  of  rs  sort  J  Eithsr  forhsalthj  orplEasura, 


INTRODUCTION. 


in  SummBr  or  U/intBr.  Oar  illustrations  will 
show  somEthing  of  the  picturBsquEnoss  of 
AshBi/illE  and  its  BnvironmEnt,  with  its 
principal  hotols  and  public  buildings.  We 
ars  conhdEnt  that  thosE  who  catch  a  glimpsE 
through  this  uista,  of  its  charms,  will  bo 
impBllEd  to  invEsiigatE  in  person  ths  largar 
claims  of  this  Skg-Land  to  popular  favor 
and  patronaoE. 


ASHEVILLE,  DR   SKY-LAND 


Beautiful  for  Situation. 
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fN  THIS  little  souveuir  of  Asheville,  it  is  our  purpose 
^  to  let  it,  so  far  as  is  possible,  speak  for  itself.  It  has 
been  said,  "  Figures  do  not  lie."  Is  not  this  state- 
ment equally  true  of  photography  ?  Claiming  that  it  is  so,  we 
give  you,  on  a  very  small  scale,  a  peep  into  this  "  Sky- 
Land." 

As  "  midtum  in  parvo  "  is  our  motto,  it  has  been  exceed- 
ingly difficult  to  select  from  the  hundreds  of  views,  presented 
by  the  photographer,  the  small  number  which  we  can  insert. 
The  more  we  scanned  the  varied  charms  depicted,  the  more 
serious  became  the  difficulty ;  but,  at  last  we  have  selected 
a  few,  which  must  be  received  by  the  reader  as  typical  only, 
of  the  indescribable  and  unlimited  expanse  of  grandeur  and 
beauty,  which  Nature  has  so  lavishly  spread  before  us  in  this 
laud  of  the  sky. 

'•  Lift  thine  eyes,  O,  lift  thine  eyes  unto  the  mountains, 
from  whence  cometh  thine  help." 

To  the  ever-moving  population  of  our  country,  especially 
to  those  who  are  seekers  after  health,  and,  not  less  truly  to 
those  who  need  only  seek  after  the  delights  of  travel,  comes 
the  question  yearly  —  "  Where  shall  we  go?  "  Many  places 
in  the  country  answer  the  query  most  satisfactorily  if  you 
only  wish  a  transient  abode. 

To  the  North  we  are  pointed  for  cooling  breezes  in  sum- 
mer, and  to  the  South  for  balmy  air  and  invigorating  sun- 


10  ASHEVII.LE,    OR    SKY-I.ANI>. 

shine  in  winter,  but  alas!  between  these  two  sections,  there 
lies  a  vast  area  of  territory,  to  compass  which,  one  must 
expend  a  deal  of  strength,  time  and  money. 

So,  Nature,  our  kind  mother,  always  so  ready  to  minister 
to  her  children  in  life,  and  to  gently  cover  and  shelter  them 
in  death, — has  prepared  this  "Sky-Land,"  this  city  of 
refuge  alike  from  the  blizzards  of  the  northern  winters,  and 
the  sultr}-  southern  summer's  sun,  where  her  children  may 
hold  high  carnival,  where  the  winters  are  softened,  and 
where  the  summers  are  fanned  by  breezes  fresh  from  the 
mountains,  and  where  the  weary  may  rest  in  an  all  the  year 
Jubilee. 

What  is  there  to  delight  the  eye,  or  to  inspire  the  poet's 
dream,  that  is  not  found  in  Asheville  and  vicinitj?  High 
mountains  —  dewy  vales  —  sloping  highlands,  —  rivers  vying 
with  any  sung  \}y  poet,  or  painted  by  artist,  whose  verj' 
names  breathe  of  music  and  song.  "  French  Broad " 
"  Swannanoa." 

Can  you  not  almost  hear  the  splashing  of  the  oar  and  see 
the  canoe  of  the  red  man,  with  its  gaily  bedecked  occupant, 
summoning  all  his  bravery  and  muscular  force,  to  guide  it 
o'er  those  darkiing.  turbulent  waters  of  the  French  Broad, 
singing  the  while  his  wild  song,  as,  on  either  hand,  some 
dashing  torrent,  falling  from  its  high  source  in  some  adja- 
cent mountain,  adds  its  deep  chorus  to  his  melo(h'?  Then, 
with  the  red  man's  ever  ready  sympathy  with  Nature,  and 
her  moods,  as  he  i)asses  along  to  the  more  peaceful  waters 
of  the  Swannanoa.  his  voice  falls,  and  his  wild  war  song  is 
changed  to  one  of  mournful  tenderness  as  he  sings  now 
of  the  "Great  Spirit."  and  of  the  "Happy  Hunting 
Grounds." 

Here  are  the  forests  primeval.  But,  as  youth  ever  loves 
to  .adorn  and  enliven  age,  behold  the  many  vines  whose  cling- 


ASHEVILI.E,    OR    SKY-LAND.  13 

ing  tendrils  climb  to  the  highest  branches,  and  cover  the 
titne-niarked  trunks  of  these  mountain  patriarchs. 

On  these  shores  how  the  ferns  love  to  grow  and  flowers  to 
bloom,  decking  shore  and  mountain  side  in  every  hue. 
How  the  birds  sing  I  And  still  the  deer  darts  in  and  out, 
among  the  giants  of  the  forest  and  the  vine-trellised  hills, 
finding  alternate  sun  and  shade. 

Who  shall  attempt  to  describe  a  sunset  in  this  "Sky- 
Land?"  Surely  you  will  gaze  enraptured,  and  seem  to 
hear  sky-voices,  which  sound  as  if  not  far  away,  sajing  : 

"  Lift  up  3'our  heads,  O  ye  gates!  even  lift  them  up  ye 
everlasting  doors,  and  the  King  of  Glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  this  King  of  Glory?  The  Lord  of  Hosts.  He  is  the 
King  of  Glory." 

Would  you  get  near  to  Nature's  heart?  Hither  come. 
With  canopy  of  bluest  blue,  with  sunhght,  now  flashing 
gems  of  every  color  over  all,  and  anon,  such  shadows ! 
As  the  sun  sinks,  giant  forms  of  darkness  stalk  over  the 
valley,  the  birds  hide,  the  flowers  close  their  petals,  and 
stillness  audible  prevails. 


14  ASIIEVILLE,    OU    SKY-LAXU. 


ASHEVILLE  IN   BRIEF. 

IFN  1812,  Asheville,  an  old  and  pieturesqueU'  located  tnount- 
I  ain  city,  was  simply  a  trading-i)ost.  In  183.'i  the  place 
— ^  was  incorporated  and  for  years  was  known  as  Morristown. 
This  name  gave  place  later  to  that  of  Asheville,  in  honor  of 
Samuel  Ashe,  of  New  Hanover.  Its  growth  has  l)een  phe- 
nomenal. While  it  stands  pre-eminent  as  a  resort  for  health 
and  pleasure,  in  both  summer  and  winter,  it.  deserves  high 
rank  as  a  city  of  great  business  resources  and  imi)oftance. 
Upon  these  we  shall  in  this  place  dwell  very  brietly.  There 
are  16  manufacturing  and  lumber  establishments  within  the 
city  limits,  with  an  aggregate  capital  of  $800,000,  doing  an 
annual  business  of  Si, 100,000.  Real  estate  transactions  are 
very  extensive. 

The  inducements  to  visitors  and  residents  are  all  that 
could  be  desired.  The  best  of  educational  advantages  are 
offered.  There  are  sixteen  churches  representing  all  denom- 
inations. In  Asheville,  the  Sabbath  is  honored,  th-^  people 
attend  church  and  a  sensation  of  restfulness  may  be  enjoyed 
which  is  not  often  found  at  so  po[)ular  a  resort.  Some  of 
the  finest  hotels  in  America  are  here.  Those  most  popular 
are,  Kenilworth  Inn,  Battery  Park,  Hotel  Belmont,  Oakland 
Heights,  Swannanoa.  Grand  Central,  Oaks,  and  Glen  Kock. 
To  those  wishing  less  expensive  accommodations,  are  offered 
many  line  boarding  houses  — among  which  JNIr.  McCapes 
takes  high  rank.  There  are  also  facilities  offered  at  reason- 
able rates  for  light  housekeeping. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  17 

The  markets  are  always  well  supplied  with  all  of  the  best 
things  which  the  seasons  bring,  and  at  low  prices.  Large 
appropriations  have  been  recently  niade'for  street  improve- 
ments, which  are  rapidly  progressing.  Those  particularly 
fond  of  mosquitoes  must  look  elsewhere  [for  a  habitation, 
as  this  very  musical  and  social,  although  not  altogether 
popular  element  is  not  found  in  Asheville.  In  brief  Ashe- 
ville 

Has  a  Telephone  Exchange. 

It  has  a  progressive  Y.  M.  C^  A. 

It  has  a  good  system  of  sewerage. 

It  has  an  efficient  Fire  Department. 

It  has  a  well-drilled  military  company. 

It  has  an  altitude  of  nearly  2,300  feet. 

It  has  the  Gamewell  Fire  Alarm  System. 

It  has  a  public  Library  and  Reading  Room. 

It  has  a  progressive  Mayor  and  City  Council. 

It  has  four  railroads  running  in  all  directions. 

It  has  three  banks  and  two  more  in  prospect. 

It  has  the  handsomest  Opera  House  in  the  State. 

It  has  a  score  of  eminent  and  skillful  physicians. 

It  has  a  large  number  of  first-class  livery  stables. 

It  has  excellent  schools,  both  public  and  private. 

It  has  two  large  and  well-equipped  Sanitariums. 

It  has  two  electric  light  companies  and  a  gas  company. 

It  has  energetic,  progressive  and  wide-awake  merchants. 

It  has  two  daily  and  half  a  dozen  weekly  newspapers. 

It  has  a  population  of  12,000  and  about  100,000  visitors 
yearly. 

It  has  dry.  bracing  air,  and  a  delightful  climate  all  of 
the  year. 

It  has  a  well  conducted  hospital  with  an  efficient  medical 
corps. 

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18  ASHEVILLK,     OK    SKY-LAND. 

It  has  ail  electric  street  railway  traversing  all  parts  of  the 
city. 

It  has  a  good  system  of  water  works,  giving  an  ample 
supply  of  pure  water. 

It  has  a  new  Government  Post-Oftice  in  course  of  con- 
struction and  a  new  City  Hall. 

It  has  tlourishing  Masonic,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Odd  Fel- 
lows. Knights  of  Honor,  Sons  of  Temperance  lodges,  besides 
several  labor  organizations. 

It  had  an  ice  factory,  cotton  mill,  two  shoe  factories, 
furniture  factory,  cigar  factory,  numerous  wood  working 
factories,  tobacco  factories,  flour  mills,  broom  factory,  etc. 

Mr.  Vanderbilt's  Mansion. 

Mr.  Geo.  W.  Vanderbilt,  the  great  millionaire,  has  selected 
Asheville  in  which  to  locate  and  develop  what  promises  to 
be  the  grandest  of  American  homes.  "  Vanderbilt  Park  "  is 
composed  of  8,000  acres  of  most  charming  variety  and  beauty, 
lying  between  the  Swannanoa  and  French  Broad  rivers.  Upon 
the  summit  of  this  vast  area  is  being  constructed  the  Vander- 
bilt mansion.  Its  erection  will  recpiire  jears  of  time  and 
millions  of  money.  The  grand  approach  to  the  residence  is 
through  an  avenue  two  miles  and  a  half  in  length.  Mr. 
Vanderl)ilt  is  doing  the  work  through  his  agent.  Mr. 
McXamee,  and  only  makes  occasional  visits  to  note  its 
progress.  There  is  a  force  employed  of  300  hands,  and  oO 
teams.  Plans  are  being  developed  for  costly  residences,  out- 
buildings, farm  houses,  stables,  etc.,  besides  the  laying  out 
of  extensive  drives,  and  roads  ;  planting  of  orchards  and 
forming  of  plantations  of  evergreens,  or  other  trees.  This 
surely  is  indicative  of  the  popularity,  and  j)rogress  of  Ashe- 
ville. Other  gentlemen  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia  are 
also  building  splendid  homes  here. 


ASHEVILLK,    OR    SKY-LAND.  21 

RESOURCES. 


From  "  Liudsey's  Guide  Book"  I  quote  the  following: 

TAIeSTERN  North  Carolina  is  not  only  exceedingly  fertile 
but  abounds  in  the  richer  minerals,  and  needs  but  the 
magic  wand  of  the  capitalist  waved  over  it  to  become  one  of 
the  richest  sections  of  this  Union.  Oecup3ing  one-third  of  the 
entire  area  of  the  State,  and  possessing  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  million  of  inhabitants,  its  present  prospects  are  by  no 
means  disagreeable ;  but  its  prominent  citizens,  of  all  walks 
of  life,  are  anxious  for  immigration  and  development  of  the 
rich  stores  of  gold,  iron,  copper,  mica,  etc.,  now  buried  in 
the  hills.  Let  no  one  fancy  that  this  mountain  region  is  un- 
desirable as  an  agricultural  country ;  there  ai'e  few  richer 
and  better  adapted  to  European  emigration.  The  staple 
productions  are  tol)acco,  corn,  wheat,  rye,  oats  and  hay :  all 
vegetables  grow  abundauth',  and  the  whole  country  is 
admirably  fitted  for  grazing.  The  level  bottom  lands  are 
under  fine  cultivation  ;  the  uplands  and  slopes  produce  rich 
wheat ;  the  ash,  the  sugar  maple,  the  hickory  and  the  oak 
are  abundant ;  the  white  pine  is  rafted  down  the  Pigeon 
river  in  large  ((uantities  yearly.  But  the  exceptional 
fertility  of  most  of  the  ranges  throughout  all  the  counties 
is  the  great  pride  of  the  section.  The  sides  and  tops  of  the 
mountains  are  in  many  cases  covered  with  a  thick  vegetable 
mold,  in  which  grow  flourishing  trees  and  rank  grasses. 
Five  thousand  feet  above  the  sea  level  one  linds  grasses  and 
weeds  that  remind  him  of  the  lower  swamp  region.  Cattle 
are  kept  in  excellent  condition  all  winter  on  the  "  evergreen  " 
growing  along  the  sides  of  the  liigher  chains.  Winter  and 
sunnner,  before  the  ravages  of  war  thinned  out  their  stock, 


22  A8HEV1LLE,    OU    SKY-LAND. 

the  fanners  kept  liuiulreds  of  cattle  on  the  mountains,  feed- 
ing entirely  on  grass. 

The  valleys  of  the  French  Broad  and  Swainianoa  offer  for 
all  kinds  of  husbandry  an  inviting  Held,  while  the  climatic 
conditions  are  more  than  favoral)le.  Agriculture  is  one  of 
the  interests  tributary  to  Asheville,  while  the  f(n'est  growth 
is  a  subject  now  attracting  the  attention  of  capitalists.  In 
the  country  contiguous  to  the  place  there  are  to  be  found  the 
yellow  pine,  oak  of  almost  every  variet}',  black  walnut,  chest- 
nut, locust,  i)oplar,  black  birch,  cherry,  maple,  sycamore, 
mulberry,  sassafras,  dogwood,  and  other  well-known 
varieties  of  native  woods. 

Nearly  100  minerals,  simple  and  compound,  are  found  in 
Western  North  Carolina,  many  of  them  being  extremely  rare 
and  of  great  value.  In  the  French  Broad  valley  gold  exists 
in  many  locaHties,  while  future  explorations  will  no  doubt 
lead  to  other  discoveries.  This  country  i)Ossesses  literally 
mountains  of  w'ealth  in  mica,  this  section  supplying  nearly 
one-half  the  demand  throughout  the  world." 

Fruit  Growing. 

••As  a  fruit  growing  section  Western  North  Carolina  enjoys 
peculiar  advantages.  Apples,  peaches,  pears  and  apricots 
thrive  well,  and  find  a  congenial  home  among  these  mount- 
ains. As  for  apples  there  is  probably  no  part  of  the  country 
where  they  flourish  so  well  as  in  this  section. 

The  Centennial  medal  at  Philadelphia,  awarded  for  fine 
apples,  was  taken  by  Capt.  Natt.  Atkinson,  of  this  place,  who 
was  engaged  in  fruit  growing  at  that  time,  near  Asheville: 
and  in  the  following  year  at  the  American  Pomological 
Society's  meeting,  in  the  city  of  Baltimore,  the  same  gentle- 
man was  awarded  the  Wilder  medal  for  one  hundred 
varieties  of  finest  apples." 


I'AINT    KOCK. 


>!'^'^vC 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SaY-LAND. 


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Flowers. 

'N  WINTER  the  visitor  finds  the  holly  trees  in  their 
N  l)eautiful  symmetry,  laden  with  bright  red  berries,  and 
the  poetic  mistletoe,  hanging  in  long  masses  from  the 
limbs  of  the  trees,  and  while  the  mountains  are  still  snow- 
capped, the  dainty  violet  will  greet  the  traveler's  feet.  The 
hawthorne  also  abounds  in  December.  In  the  spring  the 
wild  rhododendron,  that  royally  luxuriant  llower  in  pink  and 
white,  fringes  axevy  stream  with  beauty.  With  it  comes  the 
graceful  azalia,  laden  with  red  or  yellow  lily-shaped  blos- 
soms, and  the  pink  clusters  of  ivy  massed  in  their  setting 
of  green.  The  kalmia  follows.  In  June  and  July  the 
heather  and  houstonias  abound.  Then  those  sweet  visitants, 
so  impartial  in  their  favors  to  this  broad  land  of  ours,  the 
forget-me-not  and  lily-of-the-valley.  seem  to  do  their  utmost 
and  best  for  the  *•  Sky-Land."  Being  a  native  of  Maine, 
how  happy  was  1,  one  day.  in  mid-winter,  to  find  upon  the 
mountain  side,  the  trailing  arbutus,  so  dear  to  the  heart  of 
every  New  Englander. 


O  trailing  arbutus,  you  beautiful  thing, 

How  many  and  sweet  are  the  memories  ye  bring 

To  the  child  of  New  England:  When  far  from  his  home, 

In  the  land  of  the  stranger,  your  picture  will  come, 

And  carry  him  back,  in  the  twilight's  soft  hour, 

Over  prairie  and  mountain  with  magical  power, — 

And  the  long-bani>ilied  pilgrim  far  off  in  the  west 

Again  is  a  child,  with  your  l)looin  on  his  breast. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  33 


ASHEVILLE  PLATEAU. 


From  a  paper  read  before  the  County  Medical  Society  ,  at 
Aislieville,  Jauuary  2d,  1888,  by  Samuel  Westray  Battle,  M.  D., 
P.  A.  Surgeon  U.  S.  Navy,  Asheville,  N.  C,  proprietor  Battery 
Park  Hotel:  having  his  generous  permisiiion  to  do  so,  I  quote 
extensively,  knowing  that  his  authority  is  unquestionably  reliable : 

fHE  Asheville  or  the  Appalachian  plateau  with  Ashe- 
ville in  its  middle,  is  an  elevated  tableland  somewhat 
triangular  in  shape,  eraliracing  some  six  thousand 
square  miles  of  western  North  Carolina,  with  a  general  ele- 
vation of  two  thousand  feet  above  the  sea  level,  though 
there  are  points  from  one  thousand  to  fifteen  hundred  feet 
higher  to  the  northward  of  Asheville. 

"  It  is  upward  of  a  hundred  and  fifty  miles  long  with  an 
average  width  of  twenty-five  miles.  It  lies  west  of  the  Blue 
Ridge  and  east  of  the  Great  Smoky  Mountains,  its  surface 
being  much  cut  up  bj^  cross-chains  and  spurs  of  its  eastern 
and  western  barriers,  as  the  Black  Mountain  from  the  Blue 
Ridge,  the  Balsam,  the  Cullowee  and  Nantahala  from  (he 
Smokies.  Hills,  valleys,  rivers  and  forests,  so  diversify  this 
intra  montane  expanse  as  to  make  it  lovely  and  restful  to  the 
eye  beyond  the  power  of  my  pen  to  portray. 

''•  The  great  Appalachian  chain,  upon  reaching  North  Car- 
olina, stands  sponsor  to  a  section  which  should  be,  and  I 
predict  will  be,  the  great  sanitorium  of  our  eastern  country. 
As  if  conscious  of  its  future  importance  it  has  seen  fit  to 

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34  ASHKVII.I.E,    01{    SKY-I,ANU. 

jruanl  the  plateau  with  its  loftiest  and  j^raiuleHt  peaks,  a  half 
Immlred  of  whieli  tower  to  a  height  upward  of  six  thousand 
feet,  and  a  dozen  pierce  the  sky  at  an  altitude  greater  than 
that  of  .Mount  Washington,  or  an^^  point  east  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  As  far  as  scenery  goes,  '  age  cainiot  wither, 
nor  custoiu  stale  its  infinite  variety '  —  a  point  too  little 
thought  of  in  casting  about  for  a  suitable  climate. 

■•  Asheville,  the  county  seat  of  Buncombe,  well  situated 
250  feet  above  the  waters  of  the  French  Broad  and  Swan- 
nanoa  rivers,  and  one  mile  from  their  confluence,  is  itself 
2.35')  feet  above  tide  water.  The  entire  region  is  covered 
with  a  luxuriant  growth  of  primitive  forest  of  pine,  balsam 
and  the  handsomest  of  the  deciduous  variety  of  trees  gener- 
ally, the  mountains  being  wooded  to  their  very  summits,  an 
unusual  and  an  attractive  feature  which  delights  the  eye  and 
at  once  impresses  most  favorably  the  tourist  and  health 
seeker.  The  scenic  effects  to  be  had  here  are  a  proi)er  food 
for  the  eye  of  the  sick  and  the  well,  and  in  rounding  up  the 
complement  of  a  health  resort  are  not  to  be  lost  sight  of. 
The  Blue  Ridge  to  the  eastward  is  the  water  she<l  of  the 
mountain  region  of  Western  North  Carolina,  the  jilateau 
being  well  watered  by  clear  mountain  streams  the  general 
direction  of  wliich  is  westward  toward  the  Mississippi. 


Nature  of  Climate. 

'HE  climate  of  the  Asheville  Plateau  may  be  called  a 
medium  altitude,  dry,  all-the-year-round  climate,  en- 
joying peculiar  advantages  and  many  attractive 
features  l)y  reason  of  its  geographical  situation.  It  is  cool 
in  summer,  yet  the  winters,  shorn  of  their  harshness  by  rea- 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  37 

son  of  its  southern  latitude,  induce  almost  daily  out-of-door 
exercise,  in  the  way  of  shooting,  riding,  driving,  or  short 
mountain  excursions  on  foot.  Moderate  altitude,  dry  and 
ozoniferous  atmosphere,  bright  sunshine  and  beautiful  scenic 
environment  are  the  important  factors  of  the  region. 

TEMPERATURE. 

"Observation  extending  through  a  period  of  eight  years 
shows  as  follows : 


"Mean  temperature  of  Spring,      53-49. 
"  "  "  Summer,  70-72. 

"  "  "  Autumn,  53-48. 

"  "  "  Winter,     38-87. 

"  "  for  the  year,  54-14." 

"  During  a  period  of  eight  years  the  mercury  but  twice 
rose  above  88  degrees,  and  but  three  times  fell  below  3  de- 
grees." "  The  diurnal  ranges  of  the  thermometer  are  very 
small  when  compared  with  the  high  regions  of  the  west," 
the  mean  daily  range  being  twice  as  great  at  Colorado 
Springs  as  at  Asheville. 

"  Dr.  Herman  Canfield,  who  has  a  handsome  private  insti- 
tution for  the  treatment  of  chronic  diseases  near -Bristol,  R. 
1  ,  spent  some  days  here  in  January,  1886,  casting  about  for 
a  locality  for  cases  needing  special  climatic  influences.  In 
a  paper  upon  '  Some  Health  Resorts  of  the  South,'  the  Doc- 
tor says  of  Asheville,  '  We  have  nothing  like  it  east  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains,  and  the  resulting  climate  resembles  close- 
ly that  of  the  Parks  of  Colorado.'  And  speaking  of  the 
PERCEPTION  of  heat  and  cold  being  a  guide  to  climate,  even 


38  ASHKVII.LK,    Olt    .SKY- I.AM). 

more  relial)le  than  meteorological  record,  conliuues,  '  I  trav- 
eled ill  the  open  air  most  of  the  time  (January)  without  an 
overcoat.  ♦  *  *  x  ([\(\  jj^t  f^.^!  ^i^,  Q^y\^\  yyiti,  tjjg  mer- 
cury at  .'52  deofrees.  in  the  rain,  as  1  did  at  Aiken  or  PMorida 
at  oO  degrees  with  the  sun  shininir. " 


Humidity. 

"The  mean  relative  humidit}'  for  the  year  at  Asheville 
from  oltservations  of  four  years,  187()-1879,  was  70.32  i)er 
cent.,  Avliile  the  record  at  Davos,  ^Switzerland,  for  187(), 
according  to  Dr.  Julius  Hahn,  was  7o.05  per  cent.  Colorado 
Springs  is  dryer  and  would  show  a  considerably  lower  relative 
humidity. 

••  Dr.  Denison's  Climatic  Maps  accentuate  the  fact  that  this 
region  is  the  dryest  in  our  eastern  counti-y.  The  mean  rela- 
tive humidity  at  Asheville  for  the  winter  from  ol)servations 
of  thirteen  years,  was  08  per  cent.,  while  that  of  Aiken,  S. 
C. ,  for  two  years  only,  for  the  winter  was  63.64  per  cent. 
No  data  at  hand  for  the  mean  relative  humidity  for  the  year 
at  Aiken. 


Wind. 


•'I  have  no  means  at  hand  to  obtain  data  in  regard  to  the 
prevailing  winds.  There  is  considerable  air  movement 
which  is  not  an  advantage  to  any  resort,  but  there  is  less 
wind  than  iu  Colorado  or  any  mountain  resort  in  America. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  41 


Atmospheric  Pressure. 

"  The  mercurial  barometer  registers  usually  in  fair  weather 
at  Dr.  Douglas's  office  27.55  inches.  In  altitude  which  is 
suggested  by  the  diminished  density  of  the  atmosphere  as 
shown  by  the  barometer  standing  at  27.55  instead  of  about 
30  at  sea  level,  the  plateau  seems  the  golden  mean,  not  high 
enough  to  disturb  the  great  organ  of  the  circulation,  the 
heart,  or  the  digestive  system,  yet  sufficiently  so  to  reap 
many  of  the  benefits  of  altitude. 


Rainfall. 


"  The  average  annual  rainfall  is  40  inches,  well  distributed 
throughout  the  year,  thus  favoring  agriculture  and  not  sub- 
jecting the  section  to  seasons  of  alternate  rain  and  drought. 
The  SNOW  RECORD  for  the  season  is  that  two  inches  fell  on 
the  30th  October  last,  since  which  time  up  to  the  present 
writing  (February),  the  ground  has  not  once  been  covered. 


Sunshine  and  Cloudiness. 

'•  The  average  number  of  sunny  days  (fair  and  clear  days) 
from  observations  of  two  years  (Dr.  Gleitsmann's  Tables) 
was  259  against  277  at  Colorado  Springs,  the  sunniest  place 
in  America ;  not  a  bad  showing,  certainly.  It  is  interesting 
to  note  the  fact  that  there  is  hardly  a  day  in  the  year  wlien 
the  sun  is  obscured  throughout  the  entire  length  of  tlie  day. 
The  atmosphere  being  dry  and  somewhat  attenuated  offers 


42  ASUKVII.I.K,    oil    SKY-I.ANI). 

liltle  rcsistnufe  to  the  solar  rays  which  are  peculiarly  genial. 

••Dr.  (ileitsinann.  to  whom  we  are  indelited  for  the  most 
relialile  data  on  the  climate  of  AsheWlle,  writes :  •  The  tem- 
perature in  winter  (at  Asheville)  rises  during  mid-day.  with 
few  exceptions,  to  oO  degrees  or  over,  and  in  sheltered  places 
with  southern  exposure,  where  })atient8  congregate,  to  70  or 
80  in  the  sun. 

•■  •  The  greater  numlier  of  days  in  winter  have  clear  bright 
sunshine,  and  insolation  l>eing  notoriously  more  powerful  in 
the  highlands  than  in  the  lowlands  makes  out-of-door  life 
all  the  more  pleasant.  The  beauty  of  these  bright,  cloud- 
less days,  and  their  bracing  and  tonic  influence  on  invalids, 
can  only  be  realized  by  actual  experience.'  My  own  per- 
sonal ol»servation  corroborates  the  above  figures  and 
remarks. 


The  Merits  of  the  Climate. 

••  In  regard  to  the  merits  of  the  climate,  or  the  climato- 
.  therapy  of  the  plateau,  let  us  briefly  sum  up  its  advantages 
without  bestowing  indiscreet  or  overzealous  praise.  It  is 
pre-eminently  a  suitable  one  for  the  early  stages  of  pulmo- 
nary phthisis,  especially  for  such  subjects  as  can  and  will 
get  out  in  the  air,  and  are  determined  to  take  benefit  of  the 
dry,  tonic,  invigorating,  l)i-acing  (jualities  thereof  —  and 
keep  good  hours.  Conditions  which  seem  to  favor  germ 
propagation  and  prolong  the  species  of  the  genus  Bacterium 
do  not  exist  here. 

••  Wounds  heal  kindly  and  operative  procedures  of  the 
gravest  character  are  rarely  followed  by  septic  infection. 

"  The  mortality  from  pulmonary  phthisis  is  not  large  in 
any  part  of  North  Carolina,  being,  according  to  the  Mortal- 


ASIIEVILLE,    OH    SKY-LAND.  45 

ity  Tables  of  the  Tenth  Census  (1880),  13.4  for  every  10,000 
of  population  throughout  the  State.  But  it  is  interesting 
to  note  that  the  mountain  counties  show  a  mortality  of 
only  10.6  in  every  10,000  of  population,  as  against  16.1  for 
every  10,000  of  population  of  all  the  other  counties  of  the 
State,  in  the  aggregate;  or  in  other  words,  in  a  State  where 
pulmonary  phthisis  does  not  figure  i)rominently  in  the  mor- 
tality tables  the  death  rate  is  still  fifty  i)er  cent,  less  in  the 
mountain  section  than  in  the  other  lower-ljnng  portions  of 
the  State. 

'•  Drs.  Avery  Segur  andT.  Mortimer  Lloyd,  of  Brooklyn, 
made  a  visit  to  the  plateau  in  Sept.  1886,  afterward  pub- 
lishing in  the  New  York  MeduxiJ  Journal  of  April  9,  1887, 
a  very  interesting  article  under  the  caption  •  Some  Evidence 
Relating  to  Asheville  and  the  Mountains  of  North  Carolina 
in  the  Climatic  Treatment  of  Phthisis.' 

'•  These  gentlemen  were  so  well  pleased,  and  so  impressed 
by  the  apparent  climatic  advantages  of  the  plateau  in  tlie 
treatment  of  phthisis,  that  they  instituted  a  clinical  inquiry 
into  its  merits  •  bv  addressing  a  circular  letter  and  questions 
to  nearly  three  hundred  prominent  physicians  in  the  large 
cities,'  man}'  of  whom  had  patients  here.  I  can  hardly  do 
better  than  quote  from  the  '  summary  of  replies  '  as  given 
in  this  excellent  ])aper,  viz. :  •  The  general  opinion  is  that 
spring  (when  nmd  is  gone),  summer  and  autumn  montlis 
are  the  most  favorable  seasons,  and  that  Januar}'  and  Feb- 
ruary are  the  most  unfavorable  months.  It  is  generally 
agreed  that  prolonged  residence  is  beneficial.  Many  recov- 
eries are  reported.  Dr.  Gleitsmann  gives  a  striking  report 
of  sixty-four  cases  decidedl}'  improved  of  eighty-six  cases 
of  incipient  phthisis.  The  answers  indicate  the  lasting  ben- 
efits of   an  Asheville  residence.      As    would  l)e  anticipated 


46  ASHKVILLK,    OR    SKY-I.ANI). 

tlie  iniproveineiit  luis  been  cliietty  in  tlie  early  stages,  but 
some  strikintf  benefits  were  experienced  in  unpromising 
cases.  ♦  *  *  w\  w^q  rei)lies  indicate  tiiat  sleep  is 
favored  Ijn-  this  climate.  ♦  *  *  Xo  malaria  reported  and 
the  advantages  of  this  region  for  its  treatment  indicated. 

"•  Among  other  conditions  indicating  the  advi8al)ility  of  a 
sojourn  in  this  region  may  be  mentioned,  asthma,  hay  fever, 
convalescence  from  malarial  and  other  fevers  (there  are  no 
lakes  or  swamps,  and  malaria  is  unknown),  nervous  prostra- 
tion and  exhaustion  from  over-work  or  long-continued  sum- 
mer heat ;  as  also  chronic  congestions  of  the  internal  organs, 
by  reason  of  diminished  atraosi)heric  density  causing  a 
determination  of  blood  to  the  surface,  hence  the  great  bene- 
fit of  altitude  in  incipient  phthisis.  Nervous  energy  and 
nniscular  vigor  are  usually  increased,  and  the  nutrition  of 
the  body  and  the  condition  of  the  blootl  imi>roved  by  a 
sojourn  at  moderate  elevation  ;  above  0,000  feet  the  appe- 
tite for  food  is  diminished  and  the  digestive  organs  fre- 
(|uently  disordered,  whereas  a  medium  altitude  usually 
increases  the  desire  for  food  and  cpiickens  digestion.  By 
reason  of  its  medium  altitude  contra-indicatious  to  a  resi- 
dence upon  the  i)lateau  are  few,  though  organic  disease  of 
the  heart  where  the  circulation  is  much  disturbed  must  not 
be  lost  sight  of.  Of  course  those  who  are  in  advanced 
phthisis  and  are  too  feeble  to  l>reathe  the  out-of-door  air, 
and  take  some  sort  of  out-of-door  exercise,  are  better  off  at 
home  with  their  friends,  surrounded  by  comforts  that  can- 
not be  supplied  elsewhere." 


LOVKU'S    I.KAP 


ASHEVILLR,    OR    SKY-LAND.  49 


The  Brave's    Farewell. 

Sad  I  leave  thee,  Swannanoa, 
All  my  sires  have  loved  thee  well, 

Ere  the  presence  of  the  pa!e-face 
Threw  o'er  us  its  deadly  spell. 


Well  aud  wildly  have  we  loved  thee, 
By  thy  shores  we  laid  our  braves, 

Where  the  singing  of  thy  waters, 
Makes  sad  music  o'er  their  graves. 


Swannanoa  —  peaceful  river  — 
By  thy  name  I  called  my  bride 

E'en  the  pale-face  lost  his  terror.s, 
When  she  wandered  by  my  side. 


Here  I  buried  her,  my  darling, 

Maiden  of  the  dusky  brow, 
O'er  these  vales  no  more  we'll  wander 

Sheathed  the  arrow,  —  rent  the  bow. 


Could  you  speak,  O  Swannanoa, 
Sad  the  story  you  would  tell 

Of  the  braves  in  feathered  helmet 
Held  enchanted  by  your  spell; 
4 


5)  ASHEVILLE,    OU    SKY-LAND. 


Of  the  soDjis  that  ihi'y  have  siinR  thei" 
Tossiug  ill  tlieir  light  canoe, — 

Of  dark  faces  whose  retlections 
You  have  mirrored  clear  and  true. 


Do  you  miss  your  dusl\y  cliildren? 

Do  you  listen  for  tlieir  soui:? 
Hasten  on,  sweet  Swannanoa, 

To  tlie  "  dead  past  "  these  belon; 


Some  in  other  lands  are  roaming. 
No  abiding  place  have  we, — 

But,  thougii  fugitives  we  wander 
We  will  still  remember  thee. 


And  we  l<n()W  that  the  Great  Spirit 

Sees  our  wrongs  and  counts  our  gr  ives. 

He  alone  it  is,  who  knoweth 
All  who  sleep  beside  thy  waves. 


Wh?u  we  find  that  long  sought  region 
"  Happy  hunting-grounds  of  Heaven," 

Then,  tlie  red  m:in  from  his  lionie-lan  1 
By  no  pale-face  shall  be  driveu. 


•-iV  I  >l "  ^< 


5;^.- 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKV-LAND.  57 


HOTELS. 


As  to  tourists  and  health  seekers,  hotel  accommodations 
are  matters  of  vital  interest  and  importance ;  and,  as  Ashe- 
ville  is  justly  proud  of  its  achievements  in  this  direction, 
I  shall  describe  quite  fully  the  attractions  offered  by  the 
leading  hotels  here. 


N  ENGLISHMAN,  a  lover  of  nature,  sought  the  loveli- 
est spot  in  this  beautiful  country  in  which  to  build  a 
home.  In  bidding  adieu  to  his  manor,  as  a  memento, 
he  plucked  two  twigs  of  ivy  from  Kenilworth  Castle,  which 
were  carefully  planted  by  his  new  home  in  the  '•  Land  of  the 
Sky."  More  than  eighty  yeai's  have  given  to  these  little  slips 
a  marvelous  growth ;  one  eleven  the  other  nine  inch(  s  in 
diameter,  and  twent}^  feet  in  height,  witli  a  top  of  rare 
grace  and  beauty.  The  little,  tender  slips  of  iv}^,  planted 
nearly  a  century  ago,  b}'  hands  unconscious  of  the  future, 
have  given  this  delightful  si)ot  its  historic  name  "Kenil- 
worth Inn." 

The  mention  of  these  sprigs  of  iv}-  from  Kenilworth^ 
brings  that  magnificent  ruin  vividly  before  the  mind  of  the 
writer.  When  I  was  there  in  August  last  on  a  perfect  sum- 
mer's afternoon  few  visitors  were  present.  The  green  sward 
seemed  almost  undisturbed.  How  eloquently  did  that  ivy- 
clad  ruin  speak  of  days  and  peoi)le  of  the  past!     The  giant 


58  ASHKVII.LK,    OR    SKY-LAND. 

trunks  of  the  ivy  sent  out  the  most  hixuriant  foliage,  cover- 
inij  tlie  old  castle,  which  is  a  complete  ruin  !  Not  a  single 
room  remains  to  show  its  former  proportions.  It  would  look 
too  desolate  but  for  its  crown  of  green,  which  seemed  like 
the  spirit  of  Love,  seeking  to  exi)and  and  extend  its  mantle 
to  conceal  the  defects  of  its  dear  object,  and  to  sup- 
plant decay  and  ruin  with  life  and  beauty.  Some  young 
people  were  courageously  climbing  from  one  part  to 
another,  and  now  and  then  a  bright  face  would  peep 
through  a  dismantled  window,  or  the  sound  of  merry  laugh- 
ter resound  through  the  decayed  walls.  But  to  me  it 
seemed  only  as  a  dream  of  the  past.  The  only  objects  of 
life  which  seemed  to  claim  any  adherence  to  the  place,  were 
some  peacocks  which  were  strutting  in  their  lordly  way  over 
the  velvety  lawn,  seeming  in  their  hoarse  notes  to  say:  All 
beauty  and  grace  has  not  dei)arted  —  shall  not  depart  — 
from  Kenilworth. 

"A  park  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  immediately 
surrounds  Kenilworth  Inn,  twenty  acres  of  which  is  in 
a  velvety  lawn,  the  balance  a  superbly  wooded  tract  of  the 
most  varied  forest  growths,  containing  grand  old  Spanish 
and  stately  white  oaks,  health-giving  pines,  delicate  dog- 
woods, spicewood,  luxuriant  rhododendrons,  laurel,  azaleas, 
sweet  shrubs,  larkspurs,  and  small  llora  too  numerous  to 
mention.  The  native  birds,  gray  squirrels,  partridges,  and 
wild  rabbits  are  here  protected,  and  afford  unlimited  enter- 
tainment. Looking  out  from  this  beautiful  knoll,  we  have 
at  its  foot,  two  hundred  feet  below,  and  within  Kenilworth 
Park,  that  most  picturesque  of  mountain  streams,  the  Swan- 
nanoa  river,  ''Swannanoa"  moaning  in  the  Cherokee  lan- 
guage ,  •'  The  most  beautiful  stream."  Three  sets  of  rapids 
in  immediate  view,  lend  music  to  the  scene,  while  a  shady 


ASHtVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  61 

road,  of  twenty  miles  along  its  banks,  is  one  of  the  most 
romantic  drives  of  the  many  in  this  section.  The  breadth 
of  view  from  Kenilworth  Inn  is  remarkable.  To  the  east  is 
the  Craggy  Range  of  mountains,  but  seven  miles  distant, 
and  through  its  dips  the  highest  peaks  of  the  Black  Mount- 
ains are  visible  ;  Mount  Mitchell,  the  most  prominent,  and 
at  the  same  time  the  highest  point  of  land  east  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  Mr.  George  W.  Vanderbilt's  private  park,  con- 
taining seven  thousand  acres,  directly  adjoins  the  Kenil- 
worth  property  on  the  south  side,  while  its  drives,  cultivated 
hill-sides  and  forests,  make  iip  man}' miles  of  the  view  to  the 
south  with  the  mountains  as  a  background.  The  western 
view  includes  the  French  Broad  Valley,  Smokj-  Mountains, 
with  the  famous  peaks  of  Pisgah  and  the  Rat.  Twenty-six 
of  the  thirty-eight  peaks  known  to  be  higher  than  Mount 
Washington  can  be  seen  from  Keuilworth  Inn. 

"The  approach  to  Keuilworth  Inn  from  the  Vanderbilt 
Station,  called  "Biltmore,"  is  along  the  Swannanoa  for  a 
few  himdred  feet,  thence  through  a  l^eautiful  ravine,  and 
around  the  hill  front,  to  the  massive  stone  portecochere 
through  which  guests  enter  the  large  rotunda.  Upon  the 
first  floor  are  the  offices,  newsstand,  telephone  and  tele- 
graph offices,  emergency  pharmac}',  parlors,  music  hall, 
ladies'  billiard  room,  reading  and  writing  rooms,  dining 
halls,  and  seven  thousand  feet  of  jjorches.  All  the  bedroom 
floors  are  duplicates.  The  bedrooms  are  unusually  large, 
the  single  rooms  being  about  the  size  of  double  rooms  in  the 
majority  of  hotels.  Each  room  has  an  immense  closet,  while 
there  are  private  baths  connected  with  seventy  rooms,  and  a 
large  proportion  have  open  lire-places.  It  being  an  all-year- 
round  resort,  the  fan  system  of  heating  has  been  introduced, 
the   steam    chambers  being  in  the  basement,  and  laro^e  fans 


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force  a  c-iiireiit  of  pure  air  throiijrhout  tlie  entire  liouse. 
Each  room  has  an  entirely  separate  flue,  and  the  air  is 
changed  in  every  room  each  five  minutes  throughout  the  en- 
tire twenty-four  hours.  The  inside  finish  is  in  native  hard 
wool.  Kenilworth  Inn  has  all  of  the  modern  conveniences, 
with  everything  for  ct)mfort.  pleasure  and  luxury.  A  su- 
perior cuisine,  the  i)urest  water,  no  back  rooms,  rare  views 
from  every  room,  electric  lights,  elevator,  billiards,  bowlinii, 
tennis,  laundry  and  livery.  Particular  attention  has  been 
given  to  plumbing  and  diainage.  The  music  will  l)e  con- 
ducted by  Professor  Bastert,  with  a  select  orchestra.  Com- 
fortable conveyance  to  the  business  center  of  Asheville. 
man}'  times  daily." 


t       I 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  fio 


BATTERY  PARK. 


Is  a  spot  of  historical  interest,  and  notoriously  popular, 
not  alone  for  its  beautiful  views  (being  over  100  feet 
— ■  above  the  highest  streets  of  the  city,  and  commanding 
a  stretch-  of  country  in  some  directions  of  sixty  miles  in 
extent),  but  as  having  been  the  location  selected  during  the 
war  by  the  Confederates  as  the  defense  to  the  city.  Here 
a  battery  was  planted,  and  maintained  till  near  the  close  of 
the  war.  The  old  breastworks  still  remain,  and  are  pre- 
serve I  as  flower-beds.  The  view  from  the  hotel  is  said  by 
travelers  to  be  unsurpassed  in  beauty  in  the  world  —  the 
eye  commanding  a  view  covering  1000  square  miles  of  the 
most  beautiful  mountain  scenery. 

Battery  Park  Hotel,  on  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1886, 
made  its  first  bow  to  the  pubhc,  and  entered  the  arena  for 
its  share  of  public  favors.  It  has  now  (May)  passed  ihrough 
six  summers  and  five  winter  seasons,  and  its  success,  which 
was  never  doubted,  has  been  so  comi)lete,  and  has  so  far  ex- 
ceeded the  expectations  of  its  owner  that  its  enlargement  is 
nearly  double  the  original  capacity. 

Battery  Park  has  a  frontage  of  over  800  x  175  feet.  It 
is  provided  with  wide  verandas,  spacious  halls,  dining 
rooms,  parlors,  reception,  and  reading  rooms ;  ladies' 
billiard  room ;  large  rotunda,  with  its  marble  tiling  and  old- 
fashioned  fire-place  of  generous  proportions  ;  a  ball-room, 
105  X  50  feet  —  the  handsomest  at  anv  resort  in  the  United 


66  ASIlKVlI.l.i:,    OK    SKY- LAND. 

States  —  with  a  inovnhlt'  sta<;e  for  amateur  performances; 
and  ten-pill  alley  underneath,  fitted  up  to  please  the  most 
fastidious. 

A  new  wing  with  thirty-tive  rooms  has  lately  been  added. 

It  is  heatetl  by  steam  and  open  lire-places,  and  lighted 
wholly  by  electricity;  an  Otis  hydraulic  passenger  and  bag- 
gage elevator  runs  from  the  basement  to  the  attic;  electric 
bells  connect  all  rooms  with  the  office;  a  steam  laundry, 
with  all  the  improved  machinery,  for  doing  the  work  of  both 
the  guests  and  the  house ;  water-closets  and  baths,  public 
and  private,  on  every  floor ;  newsstand  and  telegrai)h 
office,  billiard  room,  l>owling  alle}',  and  many  of  the  out- 
door games  in  vogue  at  the  present  day.  The  house  is 
provided  with  all  necessary  comforts  for  the  winter  as  well 
as  the  summer  months;  in  other  words,  it  is  built  for  doing 
business  througliout  the  entire  3'ear.  During  the  colder 
portion  of  the  winter  the  verandas  are  inclosed  by  glass,  and 
many  of  the  |)rivate  suites  of  rooms  have  glass  bow-windows. 
By  this  arrangement  invalids  can  enjoy  a  sun  bath  without 
leaving  their  rooms.  It  is  an  all-the-year-round  house,  and 
is  kept  as  such. 

A  dark  room,  with  al)un(lance  of  running  water  and 
electric  light,  for  use  of  photographers. 

A  first-class  livery  stable  is  run  in  connection  with  the 
hotel,  where  saddle  horses,  village  carts,  broughams,  bug- 
gies, etc.,  may  be  hired  at  any  time.  Some  of  the  drives  to 
well-known  places  are  beautiful  in  the  extreme  :  for  instance, 
the  road  leading  to  Bald  mountain  —  famous  to  theater- 
goers as  benig  the  seat  of  the  action  of  the  popular  drama 
"  ?Ismeralda  " — is  one  of  the  most  famous  in  the  South. 
It  leads  directly  through  canyon  country,  and  is  inclosed  on 
both    sides    by  ifgh  bluffs   and  seemingly  indefinitely  high 


ASHKVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  69 

rocky  walls  making  the  drive,  to  a  stranger,  one  of  pure 
enjoyment.  For  the  accommodation  of  guests  arriving  and 
departing  from  the  Battery  Park  Hotel,  the  house  has 
arranged  with  the  Electric  Street  Railway  of  Asheville  for 
an  elegant  special  car,  for  their  exclusive  use,  which  meets 
all  trains.  We  advise  guests  to  avail  themselves  of  this  car, 
as  it  is  the  quickest  and  by  far  the  most  comfortable  means 
of  reaching  the   hotel. 

To  insure  the  prompt  delivery  of  baggage,  give  your 
checks  to  no  one  but  the  Battery  Park  Hotel  porter,  who  is 
at  the  depot  on  the  arrival  of  trains. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    t^KY-LAND.  73 


THE  BELMONT. 


Location. 


'w^HE  BELMON  r  is  situated  on  a  mountain  plateau,  in 
'K^  a  natural  grove  of  sixty-five  acres,  at  an  altitude  of 
2,500  feet.  The  West  Asheville  and  vSulphur  Springs 
Electric  Railway  extends  from  the  hotel  to  the  Union  Depot, 
making  trips  every  half  hour,  where  it  connects  with  the 
Asheville  city  line.  The  scenery  along  this  road  is  the  most 
picturesque  and  enjoyable  to  be  found  in  this  vicinity. 
From  "The  Belmont"  the  road  follows  the  banks  of  the 
Hominy ;  then  climbs  Strawberry  Hill  and  descends  to  the 
beautiful  French  Broad  and  winds  along  its  banks  to  the 
junction  of  the  two  rivers,  the  French  Broad  and  the  Swan- 
nanoa.  At  this  point  the  road  crosses  the  French  Broad 
over  a  substantial  iron  bridge  and  continues  down  the  east 
bank  of  the  river  to  the  depot. 


Building. 

The  Hotel  Belmont  is  an  elegant  new  three  story  brick 
building  (the  only  large  brick  hotel  in  Asheville),  with 
every  modern  improvement,  of  a  capacity  for  2oO  guests. 
The  location  offers  the  most  magnificent  scenery  from  every 
window  in  the  house,  hence  there  are  no  undesirable 
rooms. 


74  ASIIKVII.I.E,    OK    SKV-I.ANU. 

Appointments. 

The  l)uil(liu«;  is  heated  by  steam  niul  open  (ires  :  has  an 
electric  elevator  and  bells;  is  lighted  by  jias.  suiiplied  with 
bath  rooms,  hot  and  cold  water  on  each  floor,  perfect  fire 
escapes,  Miller  chemical  tire  engines,  etc.  Telephonic  com- 
munication exists  with  the  depot  and  city. 

The  sleeping  rooms  are  large,  airy  and  well  ventilated, 
most  of  them  are  arranged  in  suits,  and  a  number  with  pri- 
vate baths. 

The  furniture  was  selected  with  a  view  to  elegance  and 
comfort ;  the  beds  are  unsurpassed.  The  ladies,  the  recep- 
tion, the  general,  the  billiard  and  hall  parlors,  including  the 
drawing  room  are  all  handsomely  furnished.  The  ottice. 
gentlemen's  parlors  and  reading  rooms  are  attractive.  The 
1,200  feet  of  beautifully  carpeted  and  furnished  halls  are 
broad  and  well  lighted  and  make  a  continuous  parlor  into 
which  the  guests  rooms  open,  these  combined  with  one-fourth 
mile  of  verandah,  offer  to  our  guests  opportunities  to 
promenade  during  stormy  weather  to  their  hearts  content. 

The  plumbing  was  laid  under  the  sui)ervision  and  direc- 
tion of  a  physician,  and  every  sanitary  ])recaution  has  been 
ol)served  for  the  health  of  the  house.  The  dining  room  is 
large.  l)right,  cheerful  and  tastefully  furnished.  The  table 
will  be  maintained  at  the  highest  standard,  hotk  in  .service 
and  cookhig. 

The  Behnont  Jersey  Dairy  furnishes  the  richest  milk, 
cream  and  butter.  A  first-class  laundry  is  connected  with 
the  house.     A  well  appointed  livery  stable  is  also  provided. 

Mineral    Water. 

At  the  Hotel  Belmont,  near  the  ternnnus  of  the  West 
Asheville  &  Sulphur  .Springs  Electric  Railway,  are    located 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  U 

two  fine  sulphur  springs  and  several  iron  and  lithia  springs 
which  have  attracted  many  people  to  Asheville  for  years  past 
on  account  of  their  medicinal  properties.  These  are  the 
only  mineral  springs  in  the  vicinity  of  Asheville ;  they  are 
well  kept  up.  The  surrounding  grounds  and  park  are  very 
attractive,  and  the  springs  are  an  objective  point  for  the 
citizens  as  well  as  the  visitors  of  Asheville. 
We  append  an  analysis  of  the  two  Springs : 

Sulphur  Spring. 

IN  ONE  U.   S.   GALLON  OF  W^ATER. 

Grains. 

H ydrogen  Sulphide , 1813.70 

Sodium  Sulphide, .43 

Sodium  Chloride, 15. 

Total, 1829.13 


Iron    Spring. 

IN  ONE  U.   S.   GALLON  OF  WATEK. 

Grains. 

Acid  Carbonic, o.G5 

Iron  Carbonate, 3.86 

Calcium  Bicarbonate, .74 

]\I agnesia  Bicarbonate 5.71 

Calciiun  Sulphate, .12 

Magnesia  Sulphate, .18 

Sodium  Chloride, 2  46 

Silica, .61 

Total, 19.33 


7h  ashkville,  or  sky-i.axd. 

In  addition  to  tlie  mineral  water  the  house  is  supplied 
from  a  soft,  pure,  living  mountain  spring,  some  three  miles 
distant. 

The  effects  produced  differ  with  the  person  and  his  pre- 
vious physical  condition.  The  tendency  is  to  correct  many 
forms  of  dyspepsia,  inclmling  hepatic  sluggishness,  constipa- 
tion, catarrhal  troubles  and  functional  diseases  of  the 
kidneys.  If.  by  the  prescril)ed  use  of  mineral  water,  a 
general  derangement  of  the  digestive  and  assimilative 
organs  can  ])e  made  to  resume  their  normal  functions,  the 
cause  of  many  incipient  secondary'  troubles  ma}-  be  removed 
which,  if  neglected,  may  prove  to  become  serious  complica- 
tions. 

Amusements. 

Among  the  many  sources  of  diversion  and  recreation  may 
be  mentioned  a  first-class  orchestra  in  attendance  during 
the  summer  and  winter  season.  Six  hundred  acres  of  tlie 
finest  hunting,  reserved  exclusively  for  the  guests  of  the 
hotel,  fishing  (bass  and  trout),  boating  on  the  French 
Broad  and  Hominy,  billiards  and  pool  (parlors  for  both 
ladies  and  gentlemen),  dancing,  lawn  tennis,  croquet,  target 
shooting,  outdoor  promenade  over  hill  and  dale,  forest  and 
Held,  together  with  driving  and  horseback  riding. 

The  tourist,  the  pleasure  or  comfort-seeker,  or  those  in 
search  of  health,  will  iind  "The  Belmont"  a  delightfully 
cool  mountain  home  in  raid- summer  and  in  winter  pos.sess- 
ing  all  of  the  comforts  of  the  most  exquisite  Northern  hotel, 
combined  with  advantages  and  attractions  of  the  most  perfect 
climate  in  America. 

There  is  a  resident  physician,  whose  services  may  be  had 
at  anv  time. 


ASHKVILLE,    Oil    SKY-LAND.  81 


OAKLAND  HEIGHTS. 


HE  Oakland  Heights  Sanatorium  is  all  its  name  im- 
plies :  • '  A  place  where  every  appointment  is  eon- 
dncive  to  health."  It  is  located  on  a  commanding 
eminence  at  the  southern  limit  of  the  City  of  Asheville,  from 
which  a  magnificent  view  is  obtained  of  the  surrounding 
mountains,  and  the  Swannanoa,  as  it  buries  its  form  in  the 
racing  waters  of  the  French  Broad,  while  just  beyond, 
incircled  by  the  rivers,  the  stately  Vanderbilt  park  can  be 
seen. 

It  is  the  only  house  in  Asheville  where  consumptives  are 
not  received. 

It  possesses  all  the  advantages  of  a  first-class  hotel,  and  in 
addition  is  thoroughly-  equipped  with  modern  appliances  for 
the  scientific  relief  and  cure  of  all  nervous  and  chronic 
diseases. 

The  bath  departments  are  under  the  supervision  of  com- 
petent and  skilled  attendants. 

The  methods  of  treatment  include  all  forms  of  baths : 
Turkish,  Roman,  Russian,  Cabinet,  Electro-Thermal  Gal- 
vanic, Electro-Thermal  Faradic,  Electro-Chemical,  Elec- 
tricity-Galvanic, Electricity-Faradic,  Massage,  Sea  Salt 
Baths,  Common  Salt  Baths,  Sprays,  Salt  Rub,  Oil,  Fomen- 
tations, Sheet  Pack,  etc. 

We  ask  those  who  imagine  it  to  be  a  place  where  only 
sick  people  congregate,  to  investigate  for  themselves,  and 


82  ASHKVIi.I.K,    OIJ    SKV-LANl). 

tlu'v  will  liiid  ji  cheerful  home  where  ever^-thing  is  done  for 
the  comfort  and  pleasure  of  its  inmates,  regularity  and 
correct  living  being  one  of  its  essential  features. 

The  cuisine  is  unsurpassed,  and  particular  attention  is 
given  to  guests  retiuiring  a  select  diet. 

Health-seekers  receive  sj)ecial  care,  and  those  re<iuiring  a 
place  in  which  to  rest,  free  from  the  usual  excitemeut  of  hotel 
life,  or  persons  suffering  from  pressure  of  business  and 
wearied  by  the  cares  and  l>urdens  of  social  life,  will  llnd 
all  they  desire  at  the  ''  Heights." 

A  more  beneficial  method  of  treatment  can  not  be  found  for 
those  recuperating  froyn  the  j^recalfnt,  and  in  many  cases,  dis- 
astrous "  La  Orip2>e,"  than  that  afforded  at  the  Sanatorium. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  85 


SCHOOLS. 


ASHEVILLE  offers  excellent  educational  advantages. 
^  The  public  schools  are  under  the  supervision  of  both 
city  and  State.  Great  care  is  taken  to  have  a  Board  of 
Trustees  which  honor  their  position.  Under  their  wise 
supervision  the  schools  have  taken  high  rank. 


Ravenscroft  High  School. 

The  Ravenscroft  School  for  boys  owes  its  existence  to  the 
N.  C.  Diocesan  Conventions  of  1886-'87  which  undertook  to 
supply  the  demand  for  a  Diocesan  School  of  highest  order. 
The  Bishop  of  N.  C.  said,  in  an  address  at  the  convention 
of  the  Diocese  in   1891 :  — 

"1  was  much  cheered  and  encouraged  by  the  increasing 
prosperity  of  Ravenscroft  High  school  for  Boys.  Under  the 
wise,  able  and  judicious  management  of  Mr.  MacDonald, 
there  has  been  a  constant  advance,  and  now  the  school  has 
won  for  itself  a  very  high  reputation,  and  has  secured  the 
utmost  confidence  on  the  part  of  those  whose  sons  have  been 
enjoying  its  privileges.  I  feel  (piite  sure  that  no  more  thor- 
ough and  admirable  school  has  ever  been  established  in  our 
State,  and  now  its  triumphant  success  seems  fully  assured. 
Parents  may  indeed  consider  it  a  high  privilege  to  have  their 


86  ASIIEVILI.K,    OH    SKY-LAND. 

SOUS  surrounded  by  influences  so  salutarj'and  elevhting,  and 
where  the  training  of  mind,  body  and  spirit  are  alike  so 
constantly  regarded. 

The  school  will  need  no  further  commendation  to  secure 
all  tlie  pupils  who.  under  our  present  arrangements,  can 
possibly  be  aceonnnodated." 

There  are  now  three  times  the  number  of  pupils  that  were 
there  three  years  ago,  and  all  indications  point  to  a  con- 
tinued irrowth  and  success. 


Asheville  Female  College. 

This  college  ha-:;  elegant  and  comfortable  Iniildings,  sur- 
rounded by  beautiful  grounds.  The  campus  contains  7 
acres  of  well  shaded  lawn.  A  thorough  and  extensive 
course  of  instruction  is  given,  including  Languages,  Music, 
Literature,  History'  and  Mathematics.  In  sanitarj'  results 
it  certainly  has  a  wonderful  record.  In  thirteen  years  they 
have  not  had  one  case  of  fatal  illness.  Its  enrollment  of 
pupils  last  year  was  159. 


The  Bingham  School. 

The  Bingham  School  is  a  military  school  of  high  rank. 
It  was  established  in  1793. 

It  has  a  new  and  elegant  building,  splendidlv  and  health- 
fully located  on  Bingham  Heights.  Maj.  R.  Bingham,  A. 
M.,  LL.D.,  Superintendent;  Lieut.  John  Little,  U.  S.  A., 
Prof.  Military  Science  and  Tactics. 

Of  this  school  the  U.  S.  A.  Bureau  of  Education  says : 
"Bingham  school  stands  pre-eminent  among  southern 
schools,  and  ranks  with  the  best  in  the  Uniou. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  91 


PLACES  OF  INTEREST  TO  VISITORS. 


THE  walks,  drives  and  excursions,  long  and  short,  are  too 
numerous  to  be  fully  described  in  this  little  volume.  We 
append  a  list  of  those  of  greatest  interest,  with  their  dis- 
tance from  Asheville.  Much  has  been  written,  and  well 
written,  about  them ;  and,  as  such  perfect  facilities  are  fur- 
nished visitors  by  which  to  avail  themselves  of  unnumbered 
charms  lying  about  them,  not  only  b}'  guide  books  but  by 
the  ever  ready  courtesy  of  residents,  trained  guides  and 
splendid  liveries,  I  shall  not  describe  them  in  detail,  but 
mention  a  few,  illustrations  of  some  of  which  are  contained  in 
this  souvenir. 


Mt.  Mitchell,  Altitude  6,717  Feet  — Why  so  Called. 

In  the3-ear  1835,  Rev.  Elisha  Mitcliell,  D.  D.,  determined, 
in  the  interest  of  science,  to  make  a  geological  survey  of 
this  mountain,  as  it  was  generally  supposed  to  be  higher 
than  Mt.  Washington,  although  its  superior  altitude  had  not 
])een  proven.  After  prolonged  and  i)atient  labor  involving 
the  climbing  of  the  man}-  ijeaks  of  the  Black  Mountains,  he 
gave  to  the  world  as  a  result  of  his  efforts,  the  announce- 
ment that  the  highest  southern  summit  was  higher  than  Mt. 
Washington. 

There  arose  some  disi)ute  as  to  the  reliability  of  this 
decision,  so  Dr.  Mitchell   resolved  to   conlirm  his   former 


92 


ASHEVII-LK.    OK    SKY-1,AM>. 


measurement.  TJiereupoii  for  this  purpose  he  again  visite«l 
the  mountain  in  1857.  In  this  effort  he  lost  his  life,  but  not 
until  he  had  aeconiplished  his  aim.  His  body  was  found  in 
a  pool  of  crystal  water,  into  which  he  had.  by  slipping.  falleJi. 
The  bo<ly  was  conveyed  to  Asheville  and  buried  there.  A 
year  later  it  was  disinterred,  and  given  its  last  resting-place 
upon  this  grand  eminence  which  bears  his  name. 

Intilial  devotion,  his  youngest  daughter  becpieathed  funds 
to  erect  the  beautiful  monument  which  now  marks  his  tomb. 


The  Grave    of    Rev.   Elisha    Mitchell,   D.    D  ,    On  Mt.   Mitchell. 

High,  hij^h  above  the  scenes  vvliere  mortals  toil  and  strive, 
Far,  far  above  high  mountains  still  less  high,  — 

Upon  this  lonely  peak  an  honored  jirave  we  tind. 
With  naught  above  it  but  tlie  azure  sky. 

Naught  but  the  clouds  which  drift,  and  whirl,  and  break  in  mist, 

Can  pass  between  that  hero's  sacred  sod 
And  that  blue  dome  which  mountains  seem,  like  faith,  to  pierce, 

Toward  which  we  turn  our  eyes,  when  seeki'  g  God. 

In  solitude  magnificent  the  hero  lies; 

Over  this  lonely  grave  tlie  storms  will  sweep. 
The  pale  moon  and  the  sun  in  turn  keep  watcli  and  ward. 

While  still  Novembers  frown,  and  Aprils  weep. 

Here  wild  flowers  bloom,  and  nod,  and  fade,  and  bloom  again. 

Distilling  perfume,  though  but  for  a  day; 
From  Love's  sweet  chalice  they  love's  nectar  freely  drink, 

Then  breatiie  their  fragrance  and  themselves  away. 

A  dirge  perpetual  the  sighing  night  winds  play,  — 

Nor  interlude  will  make,  till  angels  come 
With  Christ,  to  bear  the  sleeper  in  this  mountain  grave 

Triumphant  o'er  the  grave,  and  <leatii,  to  Heaven,  his  home. 


ASHEVII.LE,    OU    SKY-LAND.  95 

Richmond    Hill. 

This  is  an  eminence  about  4  miles  northwest  of  Asheville 
which  commands  a  tine  view  of  the  French  Broad  and  its 
devious  windings. 


Pearson's  Bridge 

Leaving  Battery  Park  and  driving  down  a  pleasant  slope 
to  the  French  Broad,  you  cross  this  river,  over  this  magnili- 
cent  bridge,  the  private  i)roperty  of  Mr.  Pearson,  whose 
beautiful  residence  stands  on  the  summit  near. 


Connolly's  Ford. 
This  is  a  most  picturesque  spot  about  two  miles  south  of 
Asheville.     To  the   west  lies  Mt.  Pisgah,  the  Cold  Mount- 
ains, and  some  of  the  highest  peaks  of  the  Balsams  with  the 
French  Broad  winding  picturesquely  through  the  valley. 


Esmerelda's  Cabin  is  simply  a  rock  formation,  resembling 
a  cabin,  upon  the  side  of  Bald  Mountain.  This  is  the  scene 
of  Mrs.  Burnett's  charming  play,  **  Esmerelda." 

The  Old  Cabin  Home  presents  the  characteristics  of  the 
home  of  the  negro  in  days  of  the  past.  This  is  rapidly  being 
replaced  by  the  neat  cottage,  as  education  and  prosperity  do 
their  work. 

Loi-ei  '.s  Leap  overhangs  Asheville  Turnpike  a  few  yards 
from  Silver  Creek.  There  is  a  pathway  to  the  top  of  Lover's 
Leap,  but  Lover's  Leap  Mountain  rises  600  feet  liigher  still. 
Scenery  rugged  and  grand  in  the  extreme. 


'.'0  ASUKVll.LK.    OK    SKY-I.AND. 

Mt.   Pisgah. 

Altliough    this  is  not  tiie  Mt.  Pisgali  upon  which  Moses 
stood,  it  is  a  splendid  point  from  which  '•  to  view  the  land 
scape  o'er." 

As  this  mountain  is  fieciuently   visited  by  showers,  it  is 
ijuite  necessary  to  go  prepared  for  rain. 


Reems  Creek    Falls. 

These  falls  are  on  a  bold  mountain  stream  which  Hows 
into  the  French  Broad  river. 

A  view  of  them  well  repays  the  tourist  for  the  effort 
to  see  them.  The  road  leading  to  them  is  one  of  great 
beauty. 

Caesar's   Head. 

This  is  the  name  of  a  delightful  summer  resort  about  4o 
miles  from  Asheville.  It  consists  of  a  bold  rocky  spur  of 
the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains  from  which  is  obtained  a  view  of 
unsurpassed  extent  and  beauty. 

Caesar's  Head  Hotel  offers  accommodations  for  about  two 
hundred  guests. 

The  owner  has  a  part  of  the  estate  under  cultivation  l)ut 
has  wisely  reserved  a  hundred  acres  of  native  forest  contain- 
ing a  great  variety  of  trees.  There  is  also  a  mineral  spring 
there  which  is  regarded  of  great  vahie. 

The  origin  of  its  name  is  obscure.  By  some  it  is  said 
that  it  was  so  named  from  a  supposed  likeness  to  the  iiuman 
face.  Others  tell  us  that  a  former  owner  had  a  dog  named 
Caesar,  and  from  the  resemblance  of  the  rock  in  profile  to 
the  head  of  a  dog  it  received  its  name. 


c.ksar's  iikad. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  101 

Round  Knob  Hotel  and  Fountain. 

This  most  charming  place  is  located  about  20  miles  east 
of  Asheville.     It  is  nestled  among  the  Blue  Ridge  INIountains. 

The  railroad  engineering  necessary  to  overcome  the  steep 
grade  in  ascending  tlie  Bine  Ridge,  is  most  interesting.  It 
is  very  circnitous,  passing  over  a  distance  of  4J  miles ; 
nine  times  the  distance  covered  In'  the  pedestrian.  An 
excellent  hotel  is  that  of  '"Round  Knob" — from  which 
parties  can  take  various  excursions  of  deep  interest. 


Paint  Rock. 


A  grand  and  massive  granite  rock,  on  which  are  seen  in- 
delil)le  hieroglyphics,  said  to  have  been  painted  by  the 
Indians,  which  have  never  been  deciphered.  This  rock  lies 
across  the  line  dividing  Tennessee  and  South  Carolina.  It 
is  near  Hot  Springs  and  no  tourist  can  afford  to  fail  to  visit 
this  region,  which  needs  a  ))ook  for  itself  to  do  it  justice. 

Chimney  Rocks  are  in  vicinity  of  Paint  Rock.  The}- 
tower  300  feet  above  the  French  Broad,  their  summits  being 
inaccessible  to  human  feet. 


ASHEVILLE,    OR    SKY-LAND.  103 


Places  of   Interest  in  and   Around   and   Distances   From  Asheville. 

NAME,  MILES. 

Beaumont  (altitude  nearly  2,800  feet; in  town. 

Top  Town  Mountain 1 

Fernihurst  (Connally's  View) 2 

Tahkeeostee  Farm 3 

Richmond  Hill  (Pearson's  Vie\Y) 4 

Gouche's  Peak  (Duffleld's  View) 5 

Elk  Mountain 5 

Tennant's  View 5 

Strawberry  Hill  (Clark's  Farm) 4 

French  Broad  River,  nearest  point  one  mile,  drives  of I  to  50 

Swannanoa  River,  nearest  point  two  miles,  drives  of 1  to  10 

Reems  Creek  Falls 10 

Craggy  Mountain,  to  foot  14,  to  top  (altitude  6000  feet)...  18 

Mt.  Mitchell,  to  foot  18,  to  top  (altitude  671 7  feet) 28 

Hickory  Nut  Falls 22 

Bald  Mountain  (of  volcanic  notoriety) «. 25 

Cave  of  the  Winds,  Pools,  Chimney  Rock,  etc 25 

Pisgah  Mountain  (altitude  5757  feet) 20 

Caesar's  Head 45 

Swannanoa  Gap 18 

Roan  Mountain  (altitude  6306  feet) 72 

Hendersonville 21 

Buck  Forest 35 

Paint  Rock 44 

Hotel  and  Fountain  at  Round  Knob 20 

Swilzerland  Dairy  Dreve  via  Smith  Mountain 


104 


ASUKVILI-K,    Oil    SKV-LASI). 


Time  Table 


OF    TUAINS    LKAVINd     ALL     LVKGK    CITIES  —  NoUTII    ANK    ;i()l  TH, 
KASr  AXI>  WKST. 


Leave 


Arrive 
Leavk 


!).00  A. 

M 

4.30  P. 

M. 

(■-.57.. 

!».42... 

... 

1.00... 

2.30  A. 

M 

8.30  A. 

.M 

7  50..  • 

4.03  I'. 

M. 

Lkavk      B  uStOll, ... 

"  New  York, 

"          Plilladelphia (;.57 

"         Baltimore, 

"  Wasliingto:!, 

•'  Kichinoiid 

Chicago, 

St.  Louis 

Cincini)ati, 

LoiiisvlUe, s.Oo 

Detroit 2  05.. 

Asheville, 1.32 

Galveston, (i.oO  p.  .m. 

"         New  Orleans 3.30 

"         Mobile 8.00 

"  .Jacksonville, 1.15 

"         Savannah, ..   .       H.iO 

'•          Charlesion, 7.00  a.  .\i. 

"         Atlanta, 8.10 

Arrive  Asheville, 7.00  r.  .m. 

Leave     Memphis, 10.45  p.m. 

"  Nashville, .h.15 

AitiavK  Asheville, It. 55 

Lkave     Wilmington, t».00  a.  m. 

Aruivk  .Vsheville, 7.28 


.Vrkive 
.V.sheville 
4.31  p.  M. 
next  dav. 


Authorities. 

I  wish  to  acknowledge  gratefully  my  indebtedness  to  Samuel 
Westray  Battle,  M.  D.,  and  to  the  authors  of  •'  Lindsey's  Guide 
Book  to  Western  N.  C,"  and  "  Standard  Guide  to  Asheville"  for 
helps  in  the  preparation  of  this  So.iveuir. 


ADVERTISEMKNTS. 


CHAMBERS  WEAVER 

Livery  Stable, 

15,17  and  19  Willow  St., 
Between  S>vaiiiianoa  Hotel  and  Episcopal  Chnrcli. 


TRUNKS.  VALISES. 

luii  mivii  k3 1  villi 


39  PATTON  AVENUE, 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 

RIDING  LEGGINS  UMBRELLAS. 


JOHN  CHILD, 

HEAL  ESTATE  ^*nOM  BBOra. 

MINERAL  AND  TIMBER  LANDS. 
LOANS  SECURELY  PLACED  AT  8  PER  CENT. 

No.  1  LEGAL  BLOCK. 


AUVERTISEMBNTS. 


■^iB.  H.  COSBY,!^ 

Successor  to  C.  Cowan. 


JEWEkER. 


^-""-"flGV 


NOVELTIES.  f  f  SOUVENIRS. 

Patton  Av.,  Asheville,  N.  C. 

WILLS  BROTHERS, 

^  a. ^ KB  ^ 


^ARCHlTEGTai>o 


32  Patton  Av.,    -    -    Asheville,  N.  C. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


E.  W.  PATTON, 

LITEEY,  FEED  p>^^  SALE  STABLE, 

Cor.  Water  and  College  St. 

MODEL  STEAM  LAUNDRY, 

COSLER  &  WILLIS. 
First-Class  Work.         Prompt  Delivery. 

CHURCH  ST.  Transient  Trade  a  Specialty. 

ONE  BOTTLE  OF 

BUNCOMBE  SARSAPARILLA 

Will  convince  the  most  skeptical  of  its  real  value.  By  its  use  j'ou  can  save 
yourself  from  suffering  caused  by  tlie  eruptions  and  ulcerous  sores  through 
which  the  system  strives  to  rid  itself  of  corruptions.  It  purifies  the  blood, 
giving  it  reneweil  vitality  and  force.  Being  an  alterative  it  changes  the 
action  of  the  system,  imparting  fresh  strength  and  vigorous  health.  The 
concentrated  power  and  curative  virtues  of  Buncombe  Sarsaparilla  render 
it  the  most  reliable  blood  pnrlrier  that  can  be  used,  wliile  it  is  entirely  safe 
for  patients  of  all  ages. 


The  general  tendency  of  Buncombe  Sarsaparilla  is  laxative,  but  in  a 
number  of  cases  it  is  not  enough  so —  hence  we  have  had  a  good  many  de- 
mands for  a  good  vegetable  pill.  Buncombe  Liver  Pills  are  mild,  yet  effi- 
cient ;  do  not  cause  pain  or  gripe,  and  act  upon  the  liver  and  bowels.  They 
are  especially  valuable  as  after-dinner  pills,  and  readily  cure  constipation, 
nausea,  distress  in  the  stomach,  etc.  They  are  purely  vegetable,  and  we 
believe  are  the  best  family  pills  yet  prepared  and  offer  them  with  perfect 
confidence,  believing  that  whenever  used  it  will  be  wltli  the  happiest  re- 
sults.   Try  them  and  judge  for  yourself.    Manufactured  by 

J.  S.  GRANT,  Pti.  G., 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C 


IV  ADVKRTISEMENT.-. 

Dr.  Geo.  O.  Roberts, 

SURGEON  DENTIST, 

57  South  Main  St.    Over  Law's  Store. 

ALLEN   L.  MELTON, 

■^1  ARCHITECT,!^ 


Ottico  HiKl  Re8ici<>ii<>e 

.  'So.  2  <'ollet;e  I*ln«-e. 

Uptown  Office,  24  Barnard  Block,  W\  Ct.  Sq. 

Heavy  Building 

Full  D<>lails.  .SpociiicalioiiN 

.  SPECIALTY. 

—  AND  — 

I*,  o.  :box:  c$^i. 

Estimates  of  ('oiitract 

TeI<*|>lione  Jin.  134. 

Furnished  with  nil   Plans. 

REAL  ESTATES  INSURANCE. 


State  Atfents  for  the   Detroit  Safe  €o.'n 
Fire  an<l  Biir^lnr-I'roof  Safes. 

A|;entN  of  tlie  Trat'eiers'  Life  and    Aooi- 
«lent  Insurance  Co.  of  Hariforil,  Conn. 

Fire  Insnranee  plaeetl  in  twenty  of  the 
B«st  Companies  in  the  World. 


Corundum,  Asbestos  .nnd 
Mien  Properties 
For  Sale. 
Mineral  and  Timber 

Lands  a  Specialty. 

Dealers  in  llaw  Furs  and 
Ginseng  Root. 


32  Patton  Av.,  Asheville,  N.C. 


Rest,  Comfort  Health,  Pleasure. 
The    Oakland    Heights, 

ASHEVILLE,  NORTH    CAROLINA. 

A  place  where  every  appointment  is  conducive   to   health.    A  llrstclase 
hotel  and  in  addition  has  a  thorouglily  ei{uipped  Sanatorium  witli  Turiiish, 
Roman  and  Russian  Baths,  .Massage,  Klectricity,  etc.,  all   under  ilie  super- 
vision of  skillful  physicians  and  attendants. 
Consnmptlves  not  received.  Send  for  Circulars. 


ADVERTISKMENTS. 


flsheville  Female  College. 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 

Elegant  and  Comfortable  Buildings. 

Large  and  Beautiful  Campus. 

Thorough  and  Extensive  Course  of  Instruction  in 
Languages,  Literature,  History  and  Mathematics. 

Music  and  Art  Departments  of  Highest  Order. 

HEALTHIEST  CLIMATE  IN  AMERICA 

Xo  fatal  case  of  sickness  during  present  administration  of  tliirte- n  years. 
Enrollment  past  year,  159.    Music  Class,  128. 
—o— ^Session   of    1892-93,   Beg  ns  Sept.  i5th,   i892-0-<^— 
Send  fok  Catalogue  to       PROF.  B.  E.  ATKINS, 

Asheville,  N.  C. 

BINCHAM  SCHOOL, 

ASHKVILLE,   N.  C. 

ESTABLISHED  IN  1793. 

>Iaj.  R.  BlUrOHAM,  A.M.,  lA..  I>.,  !<<>ii|>(>rlnt<en(l<>iit. 

Lieut.  JOHN  I.ITTI.K,  United  .State.s  Army,  Prof.  .Milllar.y 

i^oleiice  aiKl  'I  aeties. 

"  BiNOH.VM    School  stands    Pre-Eminfnt  among  Southern  Scliools  for  boys,  and 
ranks  with  the  best  in  the  Union." — I'tiitetl  States  hiirean  of  Kihicatiaii. 

We  have  carefully  examined  the  new  School  Building  on  Bingham  Heights,  just  with- 
out the  city  limits  of  Asheville.  and  take  pleasure  in  bearing  testimony  as  follows : 
I.    The  Location  in  natural  advantages  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 
II.    The  Buildings  e.vceptionally  fill  the  reciuirements. 

III.  The  Sanitation  is  as  perfect  as  scientific  modern  plumbing  can  make  it. 

IV.  The  Water  Sitply  is  abundant,  the  water  of  the  purest,  carefully  collected 
from  mountain  springs  and  without  a  chance  of  contamination. 

V.      THK   ALL-THE-YEAR-ROUND-rLIM.\TE   OF   ASHEVILLE  IS  WORLD-RENOWNED  and 

with  the  School's  exceptionally  excellent  Equipment  and  Sanitation,  gives   Bingham's 
SPECIAL  ADV^VNTACiES  NOT  E.NJOYED  BY  ANOTHER  SCHOOL  IN  AMERICA. 
,V.    HtCsrilAV  HATTLh:,  M.  I).,  f.  S.  Xnr,/.        JAMKS  A.  HrilRofdHS,  M.  I). 
JOIIX  lir.y  WILLIAMS,  A.  .1/..  .1/.  I).  WM.  II.  IIII.I.IAHI),  M.  I). 


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ADVERTISEMKNTS. 


BON  MAR 


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37  South  Main  St.. 


DRY  GOODS, 

FANCY  GOODS, 
LADIES'  AND  GENTS' 

FURNISHINGS. 
MATERIALS   FOR 

ARTISTIC  NKKDLK-WORK. 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


BAI^I^EF^'S  FII^ST-©LASS  LtADIES'  AND  GENTS' 

OYSTER  AND  DINING   PARLOR. 

Tropical  Fruits,  Confectionery,  Etc. 

50  M.  MAIN  HT., A-S]Ei  E'VriL  TLTi:. 


\V.  li.  i.WVN. 


KSTAHLISHKD  18S1. 


\V.  W.  WKST- 


REAL  ESTATE.  LOANS  NEGOTIATED. 

S.  E.  COR.  COURT  HOUSE  SQUARE. 
Flrttt-riaNS  Town  I^otM  and  Suburban  Bnildint;  I'OIm 

J^    S  IP  EG  I  .i^  Xj  T '^. 
General  Agents  Sunset  Mountain  Land  Company. 

Refer  to  Tlie  KatloiiitJ  Hank  of  Aeheville  and  Leading  CItlzen.s 

TOURISTS  ^^  VISITORS 

Will  find  it  to  Iheir  interest  to  call  at 

MORGAN'S  BOOK  STORE 

For  fine  Statiouery,  Novels,  Magazines  and  late  issues  of 

Bound  Books. 

2.„s L.AIt«EST  ST<>C'K  ANI>  LOWEST  PRICES.  a^' 

J.  N.  MORGAN  &  CO., 
No.  3  Public  Square. 

L.  A.  FARINHOLT, 

Real  Estate  Broker  and  Notary  Public. 

Buys  and  Sells  Real  Estate  on  Commission.    Prompt 
Attention  to  Renting  and  Collecting. 

««  PIiA€IBf«  EOAKS  OX  ItEAI.  ESTATE  A  SI»E<"IAETY.=5* 

No.  20  Patton  Avenue,  ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 

Refers  to  the  National  Bank  of  Asheville.  Western  Carolina  Bank  and  the 
Battery  Park  Bank. 


ADVERTISEMENTS.  Vll 


qoU V E N IRS   AND    BOOKLETS 

Of  all  sorts  will  be  gotten  up  for  places  of 
resort,  at  the  mountains  or  by  the  sea-shore. 
Also  for  railroads,  real  estate  dealers,  manu- 
facturers, or  agencies. 

Special  advertisements  written  for  mer- 
chants, in  prose  or  verse,  at  short  notice. 

Orders  for  "Asheville;  or,  The  Sky- 
Land"  promptly  filled. 

Any  parties  wishing  to  be  represented  in 
the  advertising  department  of  this  Souvenir  in 
future  editions,  will  write  for  terms. 

H.  A.    SAWYER, 

(Author  of  this  Souroiir,) 
3402  Washington  Avenue. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


Vlll  ADVEUTISEMENTS. 


THE    SAWYER    SUNEAY    BLOCKS 

AND 

THE  SAWYER  SUNDAY  CARES. 


BY    MRS.    HARRIET    ADAMS    SAWYER. 

THE    BIBLE   STORY  OF  JOSEPH 

CONSISTING    OF   48    BKAUTIFLM.  COI.OUKD  ILLUSTKATIONS, 
WHICH    UIVK    THK    CHILDRKN    FACIMTIK8    FOR 
BRIGHT  AND  HAPPY  AS  WELL  AS  PROF- 
ITABLE  HOURS  ON  SUNDAY. 


Rev.  Dr.  John  Hall,  of  N.  Y-,  after  examininer  Mrs-  Sawyer's  work, 

writes : 

I  have  looked  over  Mrs.  Sawyer's  Illustrations  of  Bible  History  and  think 
them  well  fitted  to  Interest  and  instruct  children,  and  to  Rive"  iniere»t  to 
Sabhath  School  literature. 

New  York,  Oct.  itth,  188i».  .JOHN  HALL. 

Rev.  Q.  W.  F.  Bircb,  Pastor  Bethany  Pres    Church.   New  York, 

writes  thus : 

For  the  entertainment,  instruction  and  edification  of  children  no  ins-tru- 
mentalitv  of  the  kind,  in  my  opinion,  excels  the  "  Sunday  Mlocks"  and  "  ."Sun- 
day Cards"  prepared  by  .Mrs.  Harriet  A.  Sawyer,  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

The  "Story  of  .Josepli  "  is  presented  In  forty-eight  pictures,  accoinpanlcil 
by  appropriate  rhymes,  which  are  almost  a  literal  parajihrase  of  the  IMble 
narrative.  The  pictures  exhibit  artistic  skill,  scriptural  study  and  childward 
aptness  to  teach.  I  am  persuaded  that  they  will  not  only  receive  the  ap- 
proval of  Christian  parents,  but  that  they  will"  become  a  household  attraction. 

To  those  in  charj-e  of  Sunday  Schools  sometliinjr  interestini  is  shown  in  the 
"  Sawyer  Sunday  Blocks."'  These  tell  the  beaut  ful  story  of  .Joseph  and  his 
brethren  in  graphic  verse,  illustrated  in  high  lithographi"c  style.  The  blocks 
arc  3x4  inches  and  number  4S,  packed  in  a  neat,  substantial' box  of  polishi-d 
hardwood,  and  the  whole  forms  an  exceptionally  suitable  Christniat  or 
Easter  reward  of  merit  for  deserving  pupils.  Mrs.  Harriet  Adams  Sawyer  of 
St.  Louis  IS  the  auihorand  proprietor,  and  the  charming  versification,  almost 
a  perfect  paraphrase  or  the  biblical  language,  bears  the  impress  of  her 
poetical  nature  and  tender  love  for  children.  A  small  box  of  cards,  similar 
In  size  and  appearance,  is  also  issued,  which  can  be  used  in  connection  with 
the  blocks.    The  price  Is  purposely  but  nominal.  — .?^  Louis  ttepublic. 

The  cards  are  now  being  introduced  into  Sunday  Schools.  They  are 
especially  adapted  to  classes  of  children.  There  being  48  of  them",  the 
teacher  distributes  them  in  regular  order,  one  to  each  pupil,  each  Sabbath, 
.-o  that  by  the  close  of  the  year  each  child,  if  punctual,  gets  the  complete 
set.    This  is  an  incentive  to'puiictuallty.     Write  for  statement  of  prices  to 

Mrs.  H.  A.  SAWYER, 

3402  >Vashiiigtoii  Av.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


CORTICELLI 

IS  THE  NE  PLUS  ULTRA  OF 

KNITTING    SILKS. 

ITS  FIBRE  IS  PERFECT,  ITS  FIXISII  IS  BRILLUXT.  iSD  ITS  DURABILITY  IS  UNECXELLEB. 


s 


a 

PERSIAN  DYE,  FAST  COLORS, 

For  Knitting  and  Embroidering,  for  Laces  and  Macreme  Work,  it  is 

The    Acme    of    Perfectioiic 


Manafactared  at  tlie  Greatest  Silii  Works  in  tlie  World. 

CORTICELLI   SILK  MILLS, 

JOBBING  SALESROOM  : 

415  Washingrton  Ave.,  ST.  LOUIS,  3IO. 

C.  H.  SAMPSON,  Agent. 


«^ Send  3-2  Cent  stamps    for  "  Home   Needle    Work."    To  Page 
Elegantly  and  Profusely  Illustrated. 


ADVEKTISKMKNTS. 


There  is  i-o  higher  art  than  that  which  tends  toivard  the 
imj>rocement  of  human  food/' 

HENKY   \VA1<I>   ItEECHElt. 

J   WOIID  TO  CONSUMERS: 

J'robably  there  are  no  two  Items  in  the  food  catalogue 
which  have  received  more  dlbcrlminating  attention  from 
housekeepers  and  caterers  than  cured  Hams  and  Breakfast 
Bacon.  Salt  is  agreeably  recognized  as  a  pleasant  agent  In 
cure  and  an  active  principle  in  assisting  digestion,  but  the 
popular  demand  seems  to  be  for  a  sugar  cured  meat  In  whicli 
the  salt  tiavor  shall  not  become  dominant. 

(•old  Band  Fancy  Hams  and  Boneless  Breakfast  Bacon 
realize  fully  this  discriirtinating  exaction. 

By  the  term  "Fancy"  Is  simply  meant  ttiat  the  choicest 
raw  material  has  been  selected  and  prepared  by  our  own  slow 
special  mild  cure,  which  develops  and  retains  all  the  natural 
sweetness  of  the  meat  without  allowing  it  to  become  too 
salt. 

Housekeepers  may  always  depend  upon  a  savory  morsel 
of  Ham  and  a  delicate  rasher  of  Bacon  if  lliey  will  insist  upon 
having  from  their  grocer  or  butclier  only  the  Gold  Hand 
Brand.    Every  piece  guaranteed. 

Gold  Band  Dried  Beef  Is  prepared  upon  the  same  basis  as 
Gold  Band  Hams  and  Boneless  Breakfast  Bacon;— is  made 
from  Fancy  Beef  Bounds  and  dried  by  a  process  which  ren- 
ders it  llrm  for  chip])ing  without  eliminating  all  its  natural 
moisture. 

Gold  Band  insals  may  be  had  of  the  Leading  Grocers  all 
over  tlie  United  States.  Ladies  are  re<iuested  to  write  us  for 
pamphlet  on  "  How  to  Cook  Cured  Meats."  If  your  grocer 
does  not  sell  Gold  Band  meats,  ask  him  to  order  a  sample  lot. 
Every  piece  guaranteed  and  cured  exclusively  by 

THE  ARMOUR  PACKING  CO., 

Htatlon  A.  KANSAS  CITY,  MO. 

Specialists  in  all  Meat  Food  Products. 


ADVKUTISEMKNTS. 


McCape  House. 


A  large,  well-built,  brick  house,  pleasantly  and  centrally 
located,  with  fine  views  on  all  sides. 

A  GENEROUS,  GOOD  TABLE, 

NORTHERN  AND  SOUTHERN  COOKING. 

Farm  Supplies  from  Proprietor's  Plantation.     House 
Thoroughly  Heated  by  Steam  in  Winter. 


TERMS  Per   week,  from  S8.00  to  $10.00  for  single  rooms. 
$15.00  to  $20.00  for  double  rooms,  occupied  by  two  persons. 

Apply  to    C.  T.  McCAPE, 

24  Grove  Street,  off  Patton  Av. 

Raveiiscroft  High  School  for  Boys. 

Ronald  MacDonald.  6.  A.  (Oxford),  Head  Master. 

Kavenscroft  High  Scliool  for  Boys  will  commence  its  sixtli  jear,  being 
the  fourth  under  Mr.  MacDonald's  management,  in  September,"  18S)2.  The 
school  owes  lis  existence  to  the  North  Carolina  Diocesan  Oonventions  in 
1886  and  1887,  which  aimed  to  supply  the  general  demand  for  a  Diocesan 
Classical  School  of  a  high  character.  The  number  of  scholars  is  at  present 
more  than  three  times  as  great  as  the  Head  Master  found  in  the  school 
when  it  first  came  Into  his  hands  in  the  autumn  of  1889.  The  work  done  has 
been  satisfactory,  the  average  marks  showing  a  steady  rise. 
[Kxtract  from  tlie  address  of  the  Bishop  of  North  Carolina  at  the  Conven- 
tion of  the  Diocese,  1891.] 

"I  was  much  cheered  and  encouraged  by  the  increasing  prosperity  of  Ra- 
venscroft  High  School  for  Boys.  Under  the  wise,  able  and  judicious  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  MacDonald,  there  has  been  a  constant  advance,  and  now  the 
School  has  won  for  Itself  a  very  high  reputation,  and  has  secured  the  utmost 
conlidenoe  on  the  part  of  those  whose  sons  have  been  enjoying  Its  privileges. 
I  feel  quite  sure  that  no  more  thorough  and  admirable  school  lias  ever  been 
established  in  our  State,  and  now  its  triumphant  success  seems  fully  as- 
sured. Parents  may  Indeed  consider  it  a  higli  privilege  to  have  their  sons 
surrounded  by  intluences  so  salutary  and  elevating,  and  where  the  training 
of  mind,  body  and  spirit  are  alike  so  constantly  regarded. 

"The  school  will  need  no  further  commendation  to  secure  all  the  pupils 
who,  under  our  present  arrangements,  can  possibly  be  accoininodated." 


Xn  AUVEKTISEMENTS 


Hiehmond  &  Danville  Hailroad. 

The  only  Rail  Line  to  Aslievilie  and  Hot  Springs,  N.  C. 

Through  Pullman  Vestibuled  Sleepers  from  New  York,  Philadel- 
phia and  Wafihingtou  to 

Aslierille  and  Hot  Springs,  Witliout  Change, 

VIA 

DANVILLE,  GREENSBORO  AND  SALISBURY. 


ONLY 

25  Hours  New  7ork      to  Asheville. 
18        ''      Washington     '• 

28  "  Jacksonville   "  " 

10  "  Augusta            "  *' 

10  •'  Atlanta 

26  "  New  Orleans  ''  " 

The  Great  WasMiifloii  aul  Sonttiwesteru  VesHWel  Llmltej, 

Coraprisms;  the  most  recent  Pullman   Sleeping  and    Hotel   Cars 

Between 

WASHINGTON  AND  ATLANTA, 

With  Through  Sleepers, 

NEW  YORK  TO  NEW  ORLEANS, 

AND 

WASHINGTON  TO  MEMPHIS. 

Three  Trains,       ALL     DA  I  LY,      Each  Way. 

Between  the  East,  Soutli  and  Southwest. 

W.  H.  GKEEN,  SOL.  HAAS, 

General  Manager,  Traffic  Manager. 
Atlanta,  Ga. 

JAS.  L.  TAYLOR,  W.  A.  TURK, 

General  Passenger  Agent,  Asst.  Gen.  Pass.  Act., 

Atlanta,  Ga.  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


ADVEKTISEMENTS.  XUl 


Elevation,  2,500  Fegt.  Location  of  U,  S,  U/oathEr  Bursau, 

TSIE 

M0T1L  11LM©MT, 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


(Formerly  known  as  *'  Asheville  Sulphur  Springs  Hotel.") 

See  lUnstration  on  Pa^e  71. 


Fire-Proof,  Jfew  Brick  Structure  of  200  Rooms,  situated  In  a 
beautiful  natural  grove  of  65  acres,  with  adjoining  park  of  600  acres,  loca- 
tion unsurpassed  for  scenery;  exquisite  mountain  views  from  every  window 
of  tlie  house;  therefore  no  undesirable  rooms;  nicely  kept  grounds;  free- 
dom from  dust. 

Sulphur  and  Iron  Springs,  celebrated  for  their  medicinal  proper- 
ties. The  Sulphur  Spring,  Xo.  2,  is  not  so  strong,  but  pleasant  to  drink;  a 
mountain  spring  of  perfectly  pure,  freestone  water  is  conducted  to  the 
Hotel  in  galvanized  iron  pipes.  Sanitary  plumbing  and  sewerage;  public 
and  private  baths.  Steam  heating  and  open  fires;  Otis  Electric  elevator: 
gas  and  electric  lights,  steam  laundry,  large  rooms;  light,  large  and  ele- 
gantly furnished  corridors. 

The  best  orchestra  (of  seven  accomplished  musicians)  of  any 
resort  in  the  South.  Brass  hand,  large  dance  and  concert  pavil- 
ion, lawn-tennis,  bowling  alley,  ball  grounds;  well  equipped  new  livery, 
fine  riding  horses,  boating  and  fishing  on  the  Hominy  and  French  Broad 
Rivers.    The  hunting  in  the  park  is  reserved  for  the  guests  of  the  house. 

The  Fielmont  has  its  own  dairy  farm  and  garden  products. 

The  furni shings  and  equipment  are  entirely  fiew;  elegant 
and  these  as  well  as  the  table  and  service  are  first-class  and  second 
to  none  in  Asheville.  "A  clean  house"  a  specialty.  The  Belmont,  by 
its  location  and  surroundings,  has  many  advantages  not  to  be  found  else- 
where, it  will  afford  "the  best  of  everything  at  moderate  rates." 

Special  Electric  Street  Car  from  Depot  and  City  to  the  Hotel 
every  20  minutes. 

For  Rates  and  Pamphlet,  address, 

THE  MANAGER. 

OPEN  ALL  THE  YEAR. 


ADVEKTISEMENT-i. 


Tie LariestCliM Store  intestate. 

When  you  visit "  The  Land  of  the  Sky" 

You  should  make  it  Ji  s|)ecial  point  to  visit  the 

CRYSTAL  PALACE. 

You  will  he  iuterested  hy  nuiuy  choice  and  chaste  pro- 
ductions from  the  Oriental  Potteries.  Our  line  consists 
principally  of  French  China.  Cut  Glass.  Art  Pottery.  Sou- 
venirs. Fine  Lamps.  (Glassware.  Cutlery,  and  house  furnish- 
ings tyenerally.  We  extend  to  all  a  very  cordial  invitation  to 
call  and  see  our  elegant  store. 

TH AD   W.  TH  KASH  &  CO. 


41   PATTON  AV.. 


W.  A.  Blair. 


ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


John  H.  McDowell. 


BLAIR  &  Mcdowell, 


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